Works of Art (46)
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Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland, ca. 1530–40,
Gian Giacomo Caraglio (Italian),
Kraków,
Sardonyx with inlaid gold and silver details; mounted as a pendant in gold with enamel, pearl, and ruby (17.190.869) |
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Christ Crucified between the Virgin and Saint John, 14th century,
Probably French,
Onyx; mounted, probably a pendant in gold with enamel and rock crystal (40.20.59) |
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Emperor Augustus above a Double Capricorn, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.,
Roman,
Sardonyx; later mounted in gold for suspension (29.175.4) |
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Ensemble, 1913,
Paul Poiret (French),
Ivory silk damask, ivory silk net, and ivory China silk with rhinestone trim; ivory silk net with green and black silk gauze, applied tape and rhinestone trim; green and black silk gauze headdress with strands of rhinestones; ivory silk damask shoes (2005.193a–g) |
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Ring Brooch, 1340–49,
German, Middle Rhine,
Gold, spinels, sapphires (2006.257) |
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Sleeping Shepherdess in a Moonlit Landscape, probably late 16th century,
Alessandro Masnago (Italian),
Milan,
Agate (38.150.33) |
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The Adams Vase, 1893–95, Paulding Farnham (American), designer; Tiffany & Company (American), manufacturer and retailer, Gold, amethysts, quartzes, spessartites, tourmalines, freshwater pearls, enamel (04.1) |
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Beads, 18th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and set with emeralds and rubies and/or fine garnets (1981.5.18,19) |
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Book Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion, Icon carved about 1000, in Constantinople; setting made before 1085, Spanish; From the Monastery of Santa Cruz de la Serós, Jaca, Gilded silver on a wood backing, inset with ivory icon, sapphire, glass, and crystal (17.190.134) |
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Bow Brooch with Disk, early 700s, Vendel, Copper alloy with mercury gilding and garnet (47.100.25 ab) |
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Brooch and earrings, 1858–60, Edward Burr (American), Yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, enamel (2000.549a-c) |
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Brooch in the Shape of a Panther, 100–300, Roman, Copper alloy with silver and niello inlays (47.100.18) |
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Brooch, 1868, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, pearls, black enamel, hair (2000.556) |
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Brooch, ca. 1850, Maker unknown, American, Gold, jet, crystal, hair (2000.557) |
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Brooch, ca. 1900, Marcus & Company (American), Gold, peridot, diamonds, pearls, enamel (2001.238) |
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Brooch, necklace, and hair comb, ca. 1905, Florence Koehler (American), Pearls, enamel, gold (pin only: sapphire, emeralds) (52.43.1-.3) |
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Buckle in the Shape of an Eagle, 6th century, Ostrogothic, Gilt silver, garnet (95.15.100a,c, 95.100.104b) |
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Buckle, 5th century, Eastern Germanic or Byzantine, Gold garnets (1986.341) |
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Buckle, 6th century, Ostrogothic, probably found in Italy, Gilt silver, garnet (95.15.103a,b) |
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Commesso, 1550–55, Reverse after design of Étienne Delaune (French), probably a 19th-century addition, Gold, enamel, jewels, and chalcedony (17.190.907) |
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Corsage piece, ca. 1880–1900, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, diamonds (41.84.20a-e) |
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Cup supported by enchained Turk, ca. 1700, German; Frankfurt am Main, Jade (nephrite), aragonate (alabaster), chalcedony, onyx, diamonds, rubies, garnets, silver-gilt, and gold (1975.1.1508) |
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Dagger, ca. 1620; Mughal, Indian, Steel, gold, rubies, emeralds, textile (1984.332) |
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Disk Brooch and Two Pendants, early 600s, Anglo-Saxon; Probably made in Faversham, southeastern England; Found at Teynam, southeastern England, Gold, cells inset with garnets and glass, border inlaid with niello (1987.90.1,2,3) |
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Disk Brooch, 650–725, Frankish; Found in Férebrianges or Petit-Troussy, northern France, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, stone, glass, and pearl (17.191.134) |
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Disk Brooch, 675–700, Frankish; Found in Niederbreisig, western Germany, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, glass, and mother-of-pearl (17.193.83) |
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Dress ornament, ca. 1923
Georges Fouquet (French)
Jade, onyx, diamonds, enamel, platinum (2001.723a) |
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Earrings, 17th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and wire, engraved, enameled, and set with rubies and emeralds (1981.5.16,17) |
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Finger Ring with a Cross, 450–525, Frankish, Gold sheet with filigree and granulation, cloisonné cells inset with garnet and mother-of-pearl (17.192.229) |
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Hair ornament, ca. 1904,
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American),
Silver, enamel, black opal, and demantoid garnets (2002.620)
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Loving couple (mithuna), Eastern Ganga dynasty, 13th century, Orissa, India, Ferruginous stone (1970.44) |
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Mango-shaped flask, mid-17th century; Mughal, Attributed to India, Rock crystal set with gold, enamel, rubies, and emeralds (1993.18) |
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Necklace, ca. 1870, Eugène Fontenay (French), Gold, enamel, diamonds (1987.252) |
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Pair of Bird-Shaped Brooches, 550–600, Frankish, Gold sheet, cloisonné cells inset with garnets, glass, and pearl, garnets backed with patterned foil (17.191.164-165) |
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Pair of gold head ornaments, 18th–19th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and wire, chased, and set with rubies, emeralds, topazes (?), pearls, and glass (65.265.1,2,6,7) |
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Pair of Jeweled Bracelets, 500–700, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, and emerald plasma (17.190.1670, 1671) |
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Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child, cameo 11th–12th century; Rus' mount 12th–14th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople),
Chalcedony cameo in gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and sardonyx intaglio (2007.9) |
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Picnic basket, Qing dynasty, 19th century, China, Zitan wood with metal corner mounts, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and semiprecious stones (1977.262a-g) |
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Saber, 16th century; Ottoman, Turkish, Steel inlaid with gold, precious stones, fishskin (36.25.1297) |
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Saber, 19th century; Ottoman period, Turkish, Steel, gold, diamonds, emeralds, pearls (23.232.2) |
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Saltcellar, mid-13th century, French; Made in Paris, Gold, rock crystal, emeralds, pearls, spinel or balas rubies (1983.434) |
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Shoe Buckle, 400–450, Hunnic or Frankish, Gold, garnets (17.190.697) |
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Standing cup, Probably after a design by Reinhold Vasters (German), Jasper, partly enameled gold mounts, set with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and pearls (17.190.1703) |
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Star-Shaped Brooch with Intaglio, setting 960–1000, intaglio 337–361, Ottonian (setting), Byzantine (intaglio), Gold with pearls and star sapphire (1988.15) |
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Triptych with the Passion of Christ, ca. 1475–85,
South Germany,
Mother-of-pearl mounted on gilt wood frame with silk backing and tooled leather covering (2006.249) |
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Watch pin, ca. 1900, Riker Brothers (American), Yellow gold, plique-à-jour enamel, diamonds, pearl, ruby (2001.331) |
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Thematic Essays (4)
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